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Call for long-term EFS plan
FINANCE

Call for long-term EFS plan

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rather than a series of annual decisions’, a public finance chief has urged.

SOCIAL CARE

Norfolk scraps sale of care LATCo

By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026

Norfolk CC’s Reform UK-led administration has scrapped plans it inherited from the previous Conse...

POLITICS

Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2026

Social care tax rises are set to be a big battleground for the next election after Prime Minister...

FINANCE

Make prevention drive Budget decisions

By Mo Baines | 17 September 2026

A bold chancellor sees prevention may take years, but the long-term rewards of curbing welfare sp...

SOCIAL CARE

National care, local power

By Paul Burstow | 04 September 2026

A National Care Service could strengthen national guarantees while giving councils greater freedo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026

Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.

SOCIAL CARE

Why social care reform must tackle more than cost

By Gerard Crofton-Martin | 02 September 2026

Social care reform must deal with financial inequality and widen choice, control and personalisat...

COHESION

When polarisation divides, leadership can reconnect us

By Wayne Reid | 21 August 2026

A year on from creating Shades of Bias (SoB) to enable critical thinking about discrimination, op...

FINANCE

EFS: A symptom of a system under strain

By Phil Rook | 06 August 2026

Local government needs a funding framework that supports statutory services sustainably rather th...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Doubts over health and care integration agreements

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Doubts have been cast over the future of a key model for joint working between health and council...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

The severed links in health and care integration

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2026

Despite recognition of the benefits of closer integration between health and social care, recent ...

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Chief Executive

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Cheshire East Council

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